It wasn’t pretty, but the Eagles escaped their home wild-card game against the Packers with a 22-10 win.
Here are our takeaways from the low-scoring affair.
Knee-jerk reaction: Eagles offense must be better to win the Super Bowl
If there were one word to describe Philadelphia’s win, it would be “ugly.” The Eagles were outgained, 302-290, with quarterback Jalen Hurts going 13-of-21 for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Philadelphia went 2-of-11 on third downs, largely because the offense was behind schedule most of the game. The Eagles averaged needing 8.3 yards per third-down attempt, including 9.4 yards on their nine third-down failures.
Philly was gifted an early possession inside Packers territory after officials controversially ruled that the Eagles recovered a fumble from Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon on the opening kickoff despite Nixon appearing to recover the ball on replay.
In the second quarter, the Eagles gained 22 yards on nine plays with three three-and-outs, allowing Green Bay to hang in the game longer than it should have.
The offense must be sharper against tougher competition in the division round to earn a trip to the NFC championship game.
